376-202 LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Maroon E11176E option-set-243 Movable doors

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376-202 LNER Thompson First Corridor BR Maroon E11176E option-set-243 Movable doorsEntering traffic just after World War Two, the Thompson coaches were the last mainline corridor coaches to be built by the LNER, and indeed examples continued to be outshopped after Nationalisation in 1948. Utilising steel panelling, a departure from the teak panelling traditionally seen on coaches built by the LNER and its predecessors, the Thompson coaches were sleek and modern in appearance. Whilst much of the fleet would remain in service until